Download or read book Incredible Inventions written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inventions can be big, like roller coasters, or small, like crayons. And inventors can be scientists or athletes or even boys and girls! It's hard to imagine life without Popsicles, basketball, or Band-Aids, but they all started with just one person and a little imagination. With sixteen original poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Julia Sarcone-Roach's imaginative artwork, Incredible Inventions celebrates creativity that comes in all shapes and sizes. What will you invent today?
Download or read book The Incredible Invention of Alexander Woodmouse written by Pamela Sampson and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venerable inventor Professor Alexander Woodmouse acquires a new apprentice who proves to be very inventive indeed.
Download or read book Genius Communication Inventions written by Matt Turner and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From codes and signals to social media, communication inventions advance the ways we interact with one another. Humorous text follows these inventions throughout history, showing how one invention often led to another--or how some inventions didn't turn out so well."--
Download or read book Suppressed and Incredible Inventions written by John Freeman and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 1987-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women written by Aitziber Lopez and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the stories behind 15 of the twentieth century's key inventions in this fun and informative treasury of trailblazing women, who each made a unique contribution to the history of science and technology. Car heaters…Monopoly…Disposable diapers…The dishwasher…Kevlar…Maritime flares… Anti-reflective glass…Wifi…Syringes…Submarine periscopes…Diagnostic tests…Lifeboats…Windshield wipers…Ebooks…What do each of these revolutionary inventions have in common? They were all pioneered by women! Each brilliant idea is presented with biographical information about the brilliant woman who came up with it, including what inspired them. Learn how Martha Coston disguised herself as a man to contact pyrotechnicians and convince them to manufacture her idea for maritime flares, how a New York tram ride on a wet winter’s day led Mary Anderson to invent the windshield wiper, and why Letitia Mumford Geer’s one-hand operated syringe was a medical breakthrough, among other fascinating facts. Full-page illustrations show the inspiration for and use of these incredible inventions in humorous detail. From lifeboat-inventor, Maria Beasley, to the grandmother of the ebook, Ángela Ruiz Robles, each of the inspiring women in this book achieved their goal of leaving the world a better place than they found it.
Download or read book A Wizard from the Start written by Don Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discovery—but his success was made possible by his boundless energy. At age fourteen he coined his personal motto: “The More to do, the more to be done,” and then went out and did: picking up skills and knowledge at every turn. When learning about things that existed wasn't enough, he dreamed up new inventions to improve the world. From humble beginnings as a farmer’s son, selling newspapers on trains and reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, Tom began his inventing career as a boy and became a legend as a man.
Download or read book 10 Amazing Inventions written by Jack Goldstein and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this entertaining eBooklet, renowned deep thinkers Jimmy Russell and Jack Goldstein discuss the ten greatest inventions they believe humankind has ever seen, using their own unique perspectives on the world in which we live. The result is an entertaining read, and - being careful to distinguish between inventions and discoveries - many readers may be surprised at what appears on the list and what does not. Informative, fun and vaguely educational, this is a great title which will create debate and discussion.
Download or read book Incredible Inventions written by Nick Griffiths and published by World Book. This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses color photographs and text to present interesting facts about inventions, looking at some common items such as popsicles, Barbie dolls, and Coca-Cola.
Download or read book Ideas That Changed the World written by Sally MacGill and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth reference guide to technological developments that changed the world combines stunning photography with fascinating stories that explain each invention, its place in history and how it influenced civilization.
Download or read book Beastly Bionics written by Jennifer Swanson and published by National Geographic Kids. This book was released on 2020 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover more than 40 examples of technology influenced by animals, meet some of the scientists and the story behind their inventions, and learn about some of the incredible creatures who have inspired multiple creation
Download or read book Felicio s Incredible Invention written by Mireille Villeneuve and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Felicio, a young inventor, attempts to create the perfect present for his father's birthday, hoping that it will make his very serious father laugh.
Download or read book Inventors written by Robert Winston and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, relax on board Hideo Shima's speedy bullet train, and join movie star Hedy Lamarr to bounce ideas around in between takes. Inventors looks at the towering achievements of more than 50 inventors in great detail. From Lizzie Magie, who came up with the idea for the game Monopoly, but had it stolen, to the ancient Turkish polymath Ismail al-Jazari, who decided the best way to power a clock was with a model elephant, to Richard Turere, the Maasai inventor who created a lion-scaring device when he was just 13 years old - the inventors of this ebook have all used buckets-full of creativity to find ways to improve our world. Each page is packed with jaw-dropping facts, with every inventor's achievements written as a story. Professor Robert Winston's beautiful descriptions of the inventors' lives are brought to life through stunning illustrations by Jessamy Hawke and fantastic photography highlights the detail of their designs.The inventors come from all walks of life and parts of the world, making this the perfect ebook for every budding inventor.
Download or read book Audrey the Amazing Inventor written by Rachel Valentine and published by Words & Pictures. This book was released on 2019 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun and quirky picture book featuring a feisty and inspiring female protagonist with an inventive mind and curious spirit.
Download or read book Sam the Incredible Inventor written by Alan Trussell-Cullen and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam is a young girl who hates chores but loves to invent machines to do them for her! One day, Sam gets the opportunity of a lifetime! Nearby construction workers are on a deadline and they need some of Sam's inventions to help build Luigi's Italian Restaurant in time. Sam's expertise helps the men and she saves the day! Sam is a wonderful role model for any young girl who enjoys math, science, or technology. Along with quirky illustrations, this story will help children learn that it is always a good idea to use what you're good at to help others.
Download or read book The Story of Inventions written by Catherine Barr and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is brimming full of incredible inventions - but where did it all begin? How did these incredible inventions come about? Journey back in time, travel across the world and discover incredible inventions from throughout history. Take a ride on the very first wheel, find your way and ensure you'll never get lost again with the compass, let the lights come on with electricity, watch as the world puffs into life with the steam engine and many more astounding inventions. Written with bitesized pieces of text and illustrated with bright and engaging artwork, this is the perfect introduction to some of the most amazing inventions that have helped make history. Learn fascinating facts about the people behind these inventions and how their discoveries changed the world forever. So what are you waiting for? Let's uncover The Story of Inventions! Inventions featured: The wheel, the compass, paper, clocks, gunpowder, steam engines, vaccinations, computers, electricity, the telephone, the car, planes, plastic, nuclear weapons and the internet.
Download or read book Thomas Edison Incredible Inventor written by Amanda Doering Tourville and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begin the journey into the lives of important people in history with Beginner Biographies. These simple, illustrated biographies provide a perfect entry point for learning about history. The childhood, education, and discoveries of the brilliant inventor Thomas Edison are presented with short, simple text for the elementary school audience. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Breverton s Encyclopedia of Inventions written by Terry Breverton and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invention and innovation are what distinguish the human race from all of the other species on Earth. Throughout history the imagination and pioneering spirit of human kind has compelled us to question why we do things in a certain way and, more importantly, how we can do things better. Celebrating the ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness that has led to some of the most amazing technological leaps through the ages, Breverton's Encyclopedia of Inventions examines the key innovations and breakthroughs of all time and the genius behind them. Starting with the building of the pyramids in ancient Egypt and the discovery of the solar system, moving through surgery, dynamite and rockets, to modern technology such as the smart card and genetic engineering, Terry Breverton springs many surprises. He uncovers fascinating and little-known facts: for example, that Price, not Fleming, discovered penicillin; that Swan, not Edison invented the electric light, and that Wallace, not Darwin first advanced the theory of evolution. Tracing the sheer persistence of brilliant men and women across the globe, who fought the prevailing ideas of their times and advanced technology, Breverton's Encyclopedia of Inventions will inspire anyone interested in the history and developments that have changed our lives and shaped our planet's future.
